Squoosh is great for one image at a time. BatchSet handles 100+ at once with ZIP download, Excel URL mode & WebP batch export — free, no signup.
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BatchSet is a free, all-in-one alternative to Squoosh. Squoosh is an image compression tool. Its main limitation: one image at a time — no bulk, no account, no marketing tools. BatchSet does free bulk image conversion in your browser — no signup, no watermark, no daily cap — and adds QR codes, barcodes, URL shortening and social-media resizing in one place.
Squoosh is a free, open-source image compression web app from Google's Chrome team. It runs entirely in your browser (your images never leave your device), supports modern formats like WebP and AVIF, and gives you a precise visual quality slider. For compressing a single image with full control, it's excellent — and completely free.
Its limitation is scope: Squoosh handles one image at a time. There's no bulk mode, no account or history, and nothing beyond compression — no format-batch workflow, no QR codes, no URL shortener, no social media presets.
BatchSet is built for volume and breadth: bulk conversion, spreadsheet batch processing, plus 7 marketing tools — at the cost of not being fully client-side. Here's how they compare.
Squoosh is perfect for privacy-conscious, single-image compression with manual control — and it's free forever. BatchSet wins the moment you need bulk, format batching, history, or marketing tools.
How BatchSet and Squoosh perform in the workflows that actually matter:
BatchSet compresses with quality presets, but Squoosh's live visual slider gives finer manual control for a single image.
This is Squoosh's sweet spot — and it's free and client-side. For a single image, Squoosh is great.
Upload or paste 300 images, convert all to compressed WebP in one batch, download a ZIP.
Squoosh would require manually processing all 300 images one by one.
Compress assets, resize for 28 social sizes, generate QR codes, and shorten URLs — all in one place.
Squoosh handles one image at a time and has no QR, links, or social resizing — everything else needs separate tools.
We're not here to trash Squoosh — it's a solid tool for its intended use case. Here's when you should choose it over BatchSet:
These are the Squoosh limitations that bring users to BatchSet:
Squoosh processes a single image per session. For a product catalog or a folder of marketing assets, you'd repeat the process dozens or hundreds of times manually. BatchSet's Bulk Converter handles 100+ images in one operation.
Squoosh can't take a list of image URLs and process them. BatchSet's Excel Converter lets you paste a column of URLs and download a ZIP of converted files — ideal for e-commerce.
Squoosh is stateless by design — great for privacy, but there's no history or re-download. BatchSet keeps server-side conversion history with re-download links (15 days on Pro, 30 days on Enterprise), while basic conversions run privately in your browser.
Squoosh compresses and converts one image at a time, and doesn't do QR codes, URL shortening, barcodes, or social media resizing. Teams needing bulk or those extras still require separate tools; BatchSet bundles them in one dashboard.
Simple, predictable plans — versus Squoosh's model.
Unlimited basic conversion + 100 credits/mo
5,000 credits · 100 MB files · 15-day backup
20,000 credits · 500 MB files · 30-day backup
Basic WebP/JPG/PNG conversion is always free — no card.
1 credit = 1 HEIC/TIFF or advanced image · every tool in one dashboard.
Free tier
Free: unlimited single-image compression, no account
Paid plans
Starts at Free (no paid tier) · Free and open source
One image at a time — no bulk, history, or marketing tools
Pricing verified August 2026 against Squoosh's official pricing. Providers change plans often — always confirm current pricing on their site before deciding.
Migration takes under 5 minutes. BatchSet's free tier covers most use cases at zero cost:
Yes — Squoosh is completely free and open source, with no account required. It processes images entirely in your browser. BatchSet is also free (unlimited basic conversion, also in-browser) and adds bulk processing plus marketing tools.
No. Squoosh handles one image at a time. For bulk compression of many images, BatchSet's Bulk Converter or Excel batch mode is the better choice.
No — Squoosh processes images locally in your browser, so they never leave your device. That's a genuine privacy advantage. BatchSet's basic WebP/JPG/PNG conversion also runs in your browser (nothing uploaded); only its bulk and spreadsheet workflows run server-side, where files are uploaded and then deleted after your retention window.
BatchSet is a strong bulk alternative — it compresses and converts hundreds of images at once and supports spreadsheet URL batches, neither of which Squoosh offers. For single images, Squoosh remains excellent.
Both use modern codecs (WebP, AVIF, MozJPEG). Squoosh gives you a manual visual slider for per-image fine-tuning; BatchSet uses quality presets optimized for batch consistency. For one critical image, Squoosh's manual control wins; for many images, BatchSet's consistency and speed win.
Convert images, generate QR codes, shorten URLs, resize for social media — all in one dashboard. Unlimited free basic conversion, no credit card required.